The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-03-10

throughout the papers of the state before
they arc voted upon, alid telegraph COM
panes are taxed upon their gross earnings.
The old-fashioned libel law is abolished, and
new one requiring papers TO be given time
for retraction before sued Is substituted
Foreign insurance companies now attempt
ing to do business IN the state without COM
plying with the state law are to be prose-
cuted by the state insurance commissioner,
and al II found ooo guilty y,,, subjected ,,cS 70
goes to the commissioner. Undertakers
and their assistants will no longer have to
perform jury duty, nor will postmasters ana
their assistants Thanks to q strong public
sentiment In that direction and the inde-
fatigable labors of MIR. Freeman of Stearns,
the new state prison at st Cloud is to be a
reformatory, under the control OF board or
six managers, who are to be Gordon +. Cole,
John Cooper, r A. Smith, H. s. Griswold. +.
H. Barrett and q. W. Holland Their term
by the governor. Only persons between six
teen and thirty years OF age can be sentenced
there, and no fixed term Of imprisonment
can be put upon persons sent there. FIFTY
thousand dollars year Is appropriated FOR
the support OF the institution The owner
shin Of land in Minnesota Is restr cted to
cttfpens of the United States, and cor
pukAtiOnG are limited as to tho
AmDunt Of land that they can own.
insane women going to hospitals must now
eexperimental fruit farm is established, as
also a bureau of labor statistics. The state
board of immigration is wholly abolished
Police and fire department relief associa-
tlons are exempted from garnishee now.
The insane are granted postal rights, and
the legal status Of married women defined.
The abstract of the tax laws passed cannot
be published yet, owing to difficulty In
reaching the bills before they get to the
secretary of state. The oleomargarine laws
are reinforced with additions for their better
enforcement state board of charities
and corrections is established, and will go
into operation this year. These cover the
main points OF the general laws
MEMORIALS.
Thirteen memorials were passed to be sent
to congress, the most important being the
endorsement of the national Interstate COM
merce law. One hundred and one amend
ments to city charters were passed also. In
the special laws passed the public measures
are those which authorize Typographical
| survey in the upper Red river valley, and
plovide minimum bounty on blackbirds
and gophers destroyed The new system of
temperance hygienic instruction in The pub
lie schools also goes into effect this year.
The state agricultural society is reorganizad
and farmers Institutes for each county OF
the state created Telephone companies
must pay taxes The railroad commission
ers are given control over railroad cars, SO as
to exclude stove heat from them and
to substitute newer and more safe systems.
Farmers are forbidden to mortgage their
crops hereafter until the seed Is sown. The
minimum limit Of age at which children can
be admitted to public schools is now six
years. Female clerks in stores can here
after compel their employers to furnish them
with seats One Of the best measures put
through is that of Mr. Flynn relating to
common schools and by which tax of one
mill is levied upon the state to create u fund
for their support state soldiers home
will be commenced this year. The question
| of annual or biennial sessions of the legis-
lature goes now to the people, to be voted
upon in 1885, Aside from these bills are
those relating to elections, terms Of court,
appropriations, corporation matters. county
officers, etc all of which are private.